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  1. Copy on vs. copy in - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    When copying someone in an email, should we say copied in or copied on? I was almost positive that in was the only correct usage until I hit google and was surprised to see on more prevalent. Could

  2. How to use the term "carbon copy" in business emails?

    Sep 19, 2017 · How does one use the term "carbon copy" in an email setting? Some options that come to mind are: In carbon copy is my manager. I'm leaving my manager in carbon copy. My manager is …

  3. Meaning of "copied" when used like this? - English Language & Usage ...

    Apr 21, 2016 · Rationale (for the extremely pedantic point of view) Copied here is an adjective made from the past participle of the verb Copy, and using the verb: I copied the element → The element is …

  4. Copying someone in email - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jun 5, 2012 · I have often seen people writing a line like this in emails: I have copied xyz on this email. This reads funny to me. I always thought it should be "I have copied this email to xyz". That makes ...

  5. Why use the word "copy" in "do you copy that"?

    I notice "do you copy that?" is used in movies to ask for confirmation in telephone/interphone conversation. I only know copy means make things duplicated, so why use it in "do you copy that"? Is ...

  6. Is there a single word for "copied & pasted"? [closed]

    Dec 18, 2011 · Actually "copied-pasted" sounds more natural to me, but I attribute that not to pedantry but rather to my inability to think of "copy-paste" as a single word. Perhaps that will change …

  7. expressions - Word/phrase for copying down incorrectly - English ...

    Nov 22, 2018 · I'm looking for a word or phrase to describe when someone copies something down incorrectly. Specifically, the situation I am thinking about is when someone is solving a problem …

  8. Past-Tense of the Verb "CC" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    But what's the past tense of the verb CC? Is it "CCed" (which seems strange)? I find that to be strange, so I usually apostrophe it to "CC'd" (which draws more attention to the strangeness). And no, I don't …

  9. grammatical number - "Copies of documents" vs. "copy of documents ...

    Apr 25, 2013 · What is the grammatical difference between "copies of documents" and "copy of documents"? Same applies to other nouns. Also, an example will be very much appreciated.

  10. "Duplicated" vs "multiplicated" - for an element copied multiple times

    Jul 28, 2017 · Multiple duplicates are still duplicates, so duplicated is fine. So is the plain copied. You might be able to get away with saying that the row has multiplied, but that uses the term in the sense …